Argentina suffered in the final moments, but was able to win 2-1 against Australia and qualified for the quarterfinals of the World Cup Qatar 2022guided again by an initial somewhat of Lionel Messithis Saturday in Doha.
La Albiceleste continues to advance on the road to a third world title and next Friday they will play the quarterfinals against Netherlands.
Lionel Messi he was once again decisive, opening the scoring in the 35th minute, when the game was blocked and without spaces. In the second half, Julian Alvarez extended the account in minute 58, but Australia gave excitement at the end of the game by cutting it short in minute 75 through Craig Goodwin and an own goal from Enzo Fernandez.
Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez prevented the game from going to extra time with an intervention against Garang Kuol, at the last minute of the final discount.
Argentina resisted and Messi was able to celebrate his thousandth match as a professional in the best possible way. In World Cups he has already played 23 games, reaching the Italian Paolo Maldini on the historic podium. He only has ahead of him, and within reach in Qatar 2022, the Germans Miroslav Klose (24) and Lothar Matthaus (25).
It is Messi’s fourth goal in this World Cup, where he leads the scorers’ table, and the ninth of his career in this competition, leaving behind Diego Maradona’s eight and already caressing Gabriel Batistuta’s Argentine record of ten.
Australia, 38th in the FIFA ranking and one of the surprises in Qatar, was eliminated from the World Cup precisely in the same stadium, the Ahmad Bin Ali in Doha, where they had won qualification in a playoff against Peru last June.
It was his second presence in the round of 16 of a World Cup. If in Germany-2006 he stood up before falling into discount and a penalty against Italy by the minimum, this time he also lost by a goal difference.
From the start of the match, Australia had made clear their intention to shore up their solidity at the back and there were hardly any actions of real danger in the first half hour, except for an attempt from midrange by Argentine Alejandro ‘Papu’ Gómez (17) and two dangerous approaches. for the Australians through Aziz Behich (19, 27).
Then the magic of number 10 appeared. It was at 35, when Nicolás Otamendi was the author of an assist from the front so that Messi, in the area, found the gap between three rivals and put a crossed shot close to the post, which served to open the scoring on the first great occasion of a game until then without great danger.
In the second part, Argentina did not take long to kill the game. Messi sent a first notice, in minute 51, in the form of a shot from outside the area, which Matthew Ryan saved.
But the Australian goalkeeper himself was the negative protagonist in minute 58, when he received a ball from the defense and two Argentine players came to press. Ryan tried to get away from Rodrigo de Paul’s harassment, played too long and the ball ended up at the feet of Julián Álvarez, who took the opportunity to sign his team’s second goal in the game and his second goal in Qatar 2022.
Messi starred in a spectacular play from the middle of the field, which could not end successfully (65). In 67 he sent too high on a new try.
Everything seemed under control for Argentina, but a shot from outside the area by Craig Goodwin in the 75th minute hit Enzo Fernández and ended up lodged in the nets of Emiliano Martínez.
Australia grew in search of an equalizer and had a great chance to achieve it in minute 80, when Behich stood up for a one-on-one with ‘Dibu’ Martínez, but Lisandro Martínez appeared at the providential moment to ward off the danger.
Lautaro Martínez missed a clear chance in minute 89 and was about to reach the draw, but Emiliano Martínez avoided it in minute 90+5, against Garang Kuol, and Argentina already surpasses its performance in Russia 2018, when it fell in the round of 16.
AFP
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Argentina vs. Australia: this is how they formed in the round of 16 of the Qatar 2022 World Cup
Argentina: Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martinez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian ‘Cuti’ Romero, Nicolás Otamendi, Marcos Acuña; Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Mac Allister; ‘Papu’ Gomez, Lionel Messi, Julian Alvarez.
Australia: Matt Ryan; Milos Degenek, Harry Soultar, Kye Rowles, Aziz Behich; Matthew Leckie, Aaron Mooy, Jackson Irvine, Keane Baccus; Riley McGree, Mitchell Duke.
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Argentina vs. Australia: schedules in the world
Peru: 2:00 pm
Ecuador: 2:00 p.m.
Colombia: 2:00 p.m.
México: 1:00 p.m.
Argentina: 4:00 p.m.
Chile: 4:00 p.m.
United States (Florida): 2:00 pm
Spain: 8:00 p.m
This matchup in rugby may seem more level, but in soccer, due to the history and potential of its players, the South American team seems to be a clear favourite.
The ‘Socceroos’, 37th in a FIFA ranking in which the albiceleste is number 3, have never before surpassed the round of 16 in a World Cup. In this edition they lost 4-1 in their debut against France but then went on to win twice, against Tunisia and Denmark 1-0.
“We’ve been watching all the World Cup matches. We’ve seen World Cup matches. Australia. Today everything is very difficult and whatever the rival is, it is complicated, we live it firsthand (against Saudi Arabia), that anyone can play a game for you and win,” Lionel Messi warned after the last victory against the Poles.
The ’10’ of Argentina left Poland unmarkedeven missing a penalty, after having scored a goal in each of the other two games in the first phase.
In total, the PSG star accumulates eight goals in World Cups and follows two from the record for an Argentine in this competition, the ten achieved by Gabriel Batistuta.
Argentina vs Australia: who is the favorite in the bookmaker?
| Betting house | Argentina | A tie | Australia |
| Total Bet | 1.22 | 6.33 | 16.00 |
| DoradoBet | 1.22 | 6.33 | 16.00 |
| Inkabet | 1.22 | 6.25 | 15.00 |
| Betsafe | 1.21 | 6.60 | 17.00 |
| meridianbet | 1.22 | 6.16 | 14.92 |
| Betsson | 1.21 | 6.60 | 17.00 |
| I bet you | 1.22 | 6.65 | 16.80 |
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In front of them will be a ‘socceroo’ team without big stars and that already equaled their best historical performance in a World Cup, the round of 16 in Germany-2006, when they were led by the Dutchman Guus Hiddink. So they made Italy suffer a lot before being eliminated and they aspire to do the same against the South Americans.
“It’s an irreproachable team. I’ve always liked Messi, I think he’s the greatest to have played football,” said Milos Degenek, one of the defenders in charge of stopping Messi and company on the pitch at the Ahmed Bin Ali stadium on Thursday. from the Qatari capital.
Australia It has been, together with Morocco, the main surprise of the first phase of the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
On the first day, the Australians were thrashed 4-1 and were left in a very difficult situation, from which they came out winning 1-0 over Tunisia already denmarkthat last semifinalist last year in the Eurocup.
Argentina vs. Australia: possible alignments
Australia: Ryan; Degenek, Rowles, Souttar, Behich; Mooy, McGree, Irvine, Goodwin; Leckie y Duke.
Argentina: E. Martinez; Molina N, Rosemary C, Otamendi N, Coin M; R. De Paul, E. Fernandez, A. Mac Allister; J. Correa, L. Messi and J. Alvarez.
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